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"hot-button issue" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is used to describe a controversial topic or problem that often divides public opinion. For example: "The climate change debate is a hot-button issue that has been widely discussed in the media."
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Hot button.
(USA) A hot button is a topic or issue that people feel very strongly about.
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Israel is always a hot-button issue.
"This is a hot-button issue".
It is also, periodically, a hot-button issue.
"Redistribution is less of a hot-button issue".
It's a situation that's a hot-button issue around here".
That bill at least involved a hot-button issue.
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Could it be the next hot button issue?
The former Serbian province remains a hot button issue in Serbian politics.
"But right now this is a hot button issue," he said.
"It's become a hot button issue for me," Mr. Wozniak said.
The system has tuned them to pay attention to the hot button issue of the week.
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